Day 226-227

God is Great!! I went to the doctor yesterday and heard the words I’ve been waiting to hear for a whole year. “Good work,” she said. “I’m proud of you. Keep up the good work.” I don’t know why those words were so important to me but they were. I love my doctor. She truly loves what she does and has a heart for people. Her compassion is in her voice, her eyes and her touch. Everything about her says “I want to heal.” When I arrived for my appointment, I clutched my co-pay and my list of current meds and questions that also outlined what I’ve been doing this year. Ready to confront the scales, I happily stepped on them and watched the expression on the MA’s face as she wrote my weight on the chart. It was a wonderful day and I love the way my progress was evident in my health. It is finally come home that what I’m doing is saving my life. It’s not about losing weight and looking good. It’s all about living. Don says it in the Love to Exercise. Breathe deep and say LIVE! That’s what I’m doing, hallelujah!!

5:45 found me searching for my workout clothes and shoes (my electric blue set energizes me, lol). At 6:07, I am walking into the chapel for intercessory prayer and 7:00 finds me on the first station at Curves. This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Day 220-225

I was able to finally convince my good friend to join Curves. This happened because another good friend is very sick from complications of diabetes. All of us are relatively the same age, race and weight. The job for each of us is to push each other to LIVE!

Total

Calories: 1,493

Fat: 33.2

Carbs: 231.4

Protein: 74.5

Day 210-219

“Be graceful!” chimes the soft-spoken, well modulated of the Curves prompter. I haul myself off of the piece of equipment that works the inner thighs. It’s extremely difficult to be graceful when you are sweating and puffing, trying to drum up the energy to work a machine and not let it win.

“Be energetic!” she coos.

I’m working on it. After my workout, I drove to a local market to pick up some fresh fruit, low_fat milk and some all-fruit popsicles for a quick pick-up. With water in the cooler, fruit in my juicer and a new schedule for school and workout, I’m ready to get back on the horse and “Be beautiful.”

Now it’s time to visit Don…